Politifact.com: Statements from Joe Straushttp://www.politifact.com/personalities/joe-straus/Statements from Joe Straus reviewed by Politifact.comen-usSat, 30 Jan 2016 13:10:00 -0500Joe Straus - Joe Straus accurately says Texas growing twice as fast as rest of nationhttp://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2016/jan/30/joe-straus/joe-straus-accurately-says-texas-growing-twice-fas/The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Joe Straus accurately says Texas growing twice as fast as rest of nation
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<p>A campaign video put out by House Speaker Joe Straus, the San Antonio Republican, shows him talking up his re-election hopes and throwing out a claim about huge Texas growth. The video, posted Dec. 17, 2015, opens with Straus signing papers to run for re-election, where he&rsquo;ll face off in the March 2016 Republican primary for the District 121 seat against former schoolteacher Sheila Bean and Jeff Judson, a former San Antonio tea party director. Straus, shown shaking hands with people, also says: &quot;Texas is growing twice as fast as the rest of the country. This is a ...</p> <a href="/texas/statements/2016/jan/30/joe-straus/joe-straus-accurately-says-texas-growing-twice-fas/">>> More</a>Sat, 30 Jan 2016 13:10:00 -0500http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2016/jan/30/joe-straus/joe-straus-accurately-says-texas-growing-twice-fas/Joe Straus - Joe Straus says lawmakers increased the share of state spending on public educationhttp://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2012/oct/08/joe-straus/joe-straus-says-lawmakers-increased-share-state-sp/The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Joe Straus says lawmakers increased the share of state spending on public education
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<p> Asked if public school advocates should prepare for lawmakers to wield knives afresh next year, the speaker of the Texas House challenged the premise. Joe Straus, featured at a Texas Tribune Festival breakfast, said: &quot;We worked really hard to ensure that public education, higher education, is the largest piece of the budget pie. We did that in this last session too. The pie got smaller, but the piece for public education actually got larger.&quot; His comment was noted for us by Joshua Fechter, a University of Texas journalism student. We&rsquo;ve previously checked Straus, ...</p> <a href="/texas/statements/2012/oct/08/joe-straus/joe-straus-says-lawmakers-increased-share-state-sp/">>> More</a>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:00:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2012/oct/08/joe-straus/joe-straus-says-lawmakers-increased-share-state-sp/Joe Straus - Speaker Straus says state budget deal &quot;funds nursing homes, our public schools and universities, and provides financial aid for college students&quot;http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2011/may/27/joe-straus/speaker-straus-says-state-budget-deal-funds-nursin/The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Speaker Straus says state budget deal "funds nursing homes, our public schools and universities, and provides financial aid for college students"
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<p> Joe Straus, the Texas House speaker, recently joined Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in announcing a compromise between House and Senate negotiators on the 2012-13 state budget. Straus elaborated in a May 20 press release: &quot;The agreement that we reached with the Senate today funds nursing homes, our public schools and universities, and provides financial aid for college students while keeping substantial revenue in reserves and avoiding any new taxes.&quot; Check on keeping money in reserve and not raising taxes. But is it fiscally defensible to crow about funding education and nursing homes ...</p> <a href="/texas/statements/2011/may/27/joe-straus/speaker-straus-says-state-budget-deal-funds-nursin/">>> More</a>Fri, 27 May 2011 06:00:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2011/may/27/joe-straus/speaker-straus-says-state-budget-deal-funds-nursin/Joe Straus - Speaker Joe Straus says Texas House has &quot;record number of new members joining our ranks&quot;http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2010/nov/27/joe-straus/speaker-joe-straus-says-texas-house-has-record-num/The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Speaker Joe Straus says Texas House has "record number of new members joining our ranks"
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<p> Bolstered by big Election Day gains, Texas House Republicans are preparing for a legislative session in which they will vastly outnumber Democrats. Indeed, House Speaker Joe Straus of San Antonio notes in a Nov. 12 e-mail sent to Republican colleagues (and to reporters): &quot;We have a record number of new members joining our ranks, and it is essential that we focus our energies on the business of the people, working together to achieve our common goal of a more educated, prosperous and secure Texas.&quot; Attached is a letter from 18 GOP House committee chairwomen and chairmen expressing their ...</p> <a href="/texas/statements/2010/nov/27/joe-straus/speaker-joe-straus-says-texas-house-has-record-num/">>> More</a>Sat, 27 Nov 2010 06:00:00 -0500http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2010/nov/27/joe-straus/speaker-joe-straus-says-texas-house-has-record-num/